Researchers have found that sleep problems in patients with autism spectrum disorder may be linked to a mutation in the…
Pakistan’s War on Polio Falters Amid Attacks on Health Workers and Mistrust
Pakistani officials had hoped that 2019 would be the year they declared victory against the disease. But attacks and mistrust…
Pakistan’s War on Polio Falters Amid Attacks on Health Workers and Mistrust
Pakistani officials had hoped that 2019 would be the year they declared victory against the disease. But attacks and mistrust…
Virtual Reality as Therapy for Pain
It’s more than a distraction, researchers say. It’s more like a brain hack that occupies the brain so fully that…
Virtual Reality as Therapy for Pain
It’s more than a distraction, researchers say. It’s more like a brain hack that occupies the brain so fully that…
Why Your Doctor’s White Coat Can Be a Threat to Your Health
A defining symbol of a profession may also be teeming with harmful bacteria and not washed as often as patients…
Ethical challenges in global health-related stigma research
It is critically important to conduct research on stigmatized conditions, to include marginalized groups that experience stigma, and to develop…
Stressed at work and trouble sleeping? It’s more serious than you think
Work stress and impaired sleep are linked to a threefold higher risk of cardiovascular death in employees with hypertension.
Children, their parents, and health professionals often underestimate children’s higher weight status
More than half of parents underestimated their children’s classification as overweight or obese — children themselves and health professionals also…
Weight-loss surgery and risk of pregnancy and birth complications
Women who have undergone weight-loss surgery appear to be at higher risk of developing complications during pregnancy, and their babies…